Which to use
“Vergiftung” and “Verhaftung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,947
- “Vergiftung” frequency rank
- #10,961
- “Verhaftung” frequency rank
- 33908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vergiftung | Verhaftung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körperliche Schädigung durch Einnahme von Gift | Vollzug eines Haftbefehls, Führung in Polizeigewahrsam |
Where the eye mixes Vergiftung and Verhaftung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Vergiftung and Verhaftung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Vergiftung vs Verhaftung
A purely visual mix-up. Vergiftung ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftʊŋ]) and Verhaftung ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vergiftung is recorded at frequency rank #22,947, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftʊŋ]. Verhaftung is at rank #10,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftʊŋ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33908, this pair ranks #1,675,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vergiftung vs Verhaftung
Shared letters: efgnrtuv. Private to "Vergiftung": i. Private to "Verhaftung": ah.
"Vergiftung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verhaftung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vergiftung ← evrgiftung · vegriftung · vergfitung · verggiftung · vergifftung · vergiftnug · vergifttung · vergiftugn
- Verhaftung ← evrhaftung · vehraftung · verahftung · verhafftung · verhaftnug · verhafttung · verhaftugn · verhaftungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vergiftung" and "Verhaftung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vergiftung" or "Verhaftung" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Vergiftung" and "Verhaftung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vergiftung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verhaftung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vergiftung" and "Verhaftung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergiftung vs Vergiftungen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,675,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.